Horseshoe.



NO MODEL.

PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904 J. M. MYERS. HORSESHOE.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 25, 1903. RENEWED MAY 9, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

J. M. MYERS.

HORSESH-OE.

APPLICATION FILED mass, was. RENEWED MAY 9, 1904.

2 SHBETS-SHEET 2.

NO MODEL,

IJNiTEn STATES Patented September 27, 1904.

PATENT FFICE.

JOHN M. MYERS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. ASSIGNOR TO THE MYERS ADJUSTABLEHORSE SHOE 00., OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A COR- PORATION OF KENTUCKY.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 770,917, datedSeptember 27, 1904.

Application filed February 25, 1903. Renewed May 9, 1904. Serial No.207,193. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN M. MYERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of 5Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provid improved means for detachablyconnecting IO horseshoes to the hoofs of horses and mules.

My invention relates to horseshoes of the kind which are made insections, one part being adapted to be permanently attached to the hoof,while the other part is detachably con- 5 nected therewith. A shoe ofthis general construction is shown in my United States Patent No.690,984, of January 14:, 1902. By-

my present improvements I so construct the parts of the shoe that theymay be more 20 readily assembled and connected and more readily takenapart, while at the same time being simple in construction and easy ofmanufacture.

In carrying outmy invention I provide a 5 U-shaped or semicircularplate, which I call the hoof-plate, provided with nail-holes and havingat the toe an opening to receive the shank of a toe-calk. A lug orflange is formed at the toe close to the opening, and 3 this lug isperforated to receive a key which attaches the calk to the shoe. Theopposite ends of the hoof-plate are formed with recesses having inclinedwalls adapted to engage with hooks having corresponding surfaces on 35the other section of the shoe, which is of conventional horseshoe form,is perforated at the toe to receive the shank of the toe-calk, and hasheel-calks permanently attached to it at its rear ends. At the heel endsthe shoe is 4 formed with heelplates provided with the hooks beforereferred to, which engage the recesses in the hoof-plate. Thearrangement such that when the hooks are engaged with the recesses andthe toe-calk is secured in place the two sections of the shoe are firmlyunited. By this arrangement the hoof-plate may be used for aconsiderable time, as it is It is sometimes desirable to use pads or 55I cushions in connection with horseshoes, and I have adapted myinvention for the attachment of such pads or cushions. The pad is soformed as to lie within the bounds of the shoe, and it has a flangewhich is adapted to 66 be clamped between the hoof-plate and the outershoe-section. This outer section when a pad is employed is preferably.formed with relatively small hooks with no heel-plates beyond them, thespace occupied by the heel- 5 plates being replaced by portions of thepad.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a perspective view of ahoof with a hoof-plate constructed in accordance with my inventionattached thereto. The figure also 7 shows the outer section of the shoe,and the position of this outer section indicates how it may be appliedto the hoof-plate. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of a portion of ahorses hoof with a horseshoe made in accordance with my 7 5 inventionattached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the two sections of myimproved horseshoe. Fig. 4:183. perspective view showing a toe-calk anda key for attaching the toecalk to the shoe. Fig. 5 shows alongitudinal5O central section through both sections of the shoe and the toe-calk.Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a pad or cushion adapted to be used inconnection with the shoe. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a sharptoe-calk which may 5 be employed. Fig. 8 is aperspective view of theouter section of the shoe adapted to be used in connection with a pad.Fig. 9 shows a side elevation of the shoe and pad combined. Fig. 10 is atop plan view of the hoof-plate, 9 the pad, and the outer section of theshoe, the two latter being separated from the former and the pad beingpartly broken away. Fig.

11 is a perspective view of the two sections of the shoe, showing amodified way of connecting them together. Figs. 12 and 13 are Viewsshowing other forms of toe-calks.

The hoof-plate A is substantially l J-shaped or semicircular in outlineand is formed with nail-holes a in order that it may be secured to thehoof in the usual way. At its front end the hoof-plate is formed with alug or flange a, which is provided with an opening a to receive the keyG, that attaches the toe-calk to the shoe. In rear of the lug a the bodyof the hoof-plate is formed with a vertical opening (0 through which theshank b of the calk B extends. formed with recesses a} open on threesides, but closed at the inside by means of the portions a of the shoe.The hoof-plate is permanently secured to the hoof in the mannerindicated in Fig. 1. It covers the front portion of the hoof, but leavesthe heel portions thereof uncovered. The outer or removable section D ofthe shoe is formed at the toe with a vertical opening cl and at the heelwith heel-calks (Z. On its upper side the outer section of the shoe isprovided with heel-plates E, having at the front hooks a, adapted toenter the recesses a in the hoof-plate, while recesses c are formed nextto the hooks e to receive the portions a' of the hoof-plate. Theheel-plates E are of such length as to cover the heel portions of thehoof left bare by the hoof-plate. The outer section D may be applied inthe manner indicated in Fig. 1 by causing the hooks e to enter therecesses a. The shank b of the toe-calk B is then inserted through theopenings (Z and a and the key C is inserted through the opening a" inthe lug a and the opening 7) in the shank l). The hoof is of course cutaway at the front to accommodate the lug a and the shank b and key C.The latter is preferably made of spring metal having arms 0, which maybe readily expanded and collapsed. As shown, the key is so formed thatthe arms will be collapsed by moving the key endwise through theopenings (0 Z). When the key is fully inserted, the arms expand, and thekey securely holds the parts together. There is no danger of the shoebeing accidentally detached from the hoof; but it may be readilydetached, when desired, by merely drawing the key C horizontallyforward, removing the toe-calk, and moving the outer section Drearwardly until the hooks are disengaged from the recesses a. It willbe observed that the portions a of the hoof-plate bear against the innersides of the books a, and thus sidewise movement of the outer section Drelatively to the hoof-plate is avoided. It will also be observed thatthe formation of the parts a a e e is such that they may be readilymanufactured without skilled labor. Preferably the parts E are madeseparately and riveted or otherwise attached to the body of the sectionD.

Pads or cushions are now often used in con- At its rear ends thehoof-plateis nection with horseshoes, and these may readily be attachedto my improved shoe when desired. It is practicable to attach a pad to ashoe of the precise construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3; but preferablyIslightly modify the construction of the shoe-sections to receive a pad.The only material modifica tion, however, consists in omitting theheelplates E and employing relatively small hooks G, adapted to engagethe recesses (4 The pad which I preferably use consists of a body F,which may be made of one or more thicknesses of material, preferablyleather or rubber, the rear or heel portion being somewhat thicker thanthe other portion, as shown at f The upper body portion is formed withwings f, which are adapted to bear against the hoof at the heel in rearof the hoof-plate. At the front portion the body is formed with alaterally-projecting U-shaped or semicircular flange f, conforming inshape and dimensions with the hoof-plate and adapted to be clampedbetween the hoof-plate and the outer section of the shoe. Side recessesf are provided that accommodate the shanks of the hooks G, while theportions (0 of the hoofplate enter the corners f At the toe the flange fis formed with a recess f to accommodate the shank of the toe-calk. Inusing a shoe with a pad of this description the hoof plate is attachedto the hoof in the manner before described. The pad is attached to theouter section of the shoe in the manner inclicated in Fig. 10, the wingsf being arranged over the heel portions of the'outer section D in rearof the hooks G, while the flange f covers the front portion of the shoe,the rear ends of the flange extending under the hooks G, as indicated inFigs. 9 and 10. The pad is held in the proper position on the outersection D when attached in this way, and the two may be readily appliedto the hoof-plate by causing the hooks G to enter or engage 4 therecesses a, and then the toe-calk may be applied and secured by the keyin the manner before described.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a slight modification of the toe-calk. In thisinstance it is made sharp, and it is provided with studs or lugs 9,adapted to enter holes 70 in the outer section D.

The toe-calk H (shown in Fig. 12) is curved, and its edge it is sharp.It is provided with a shank h, similar to the shank b of the othercalks. My object in curving the calk is to prevent the shoe fromslipping side-wise, and when using such a toe-calk I can dispense withthe use of sharp heels or sharp heelcalks, which latter are sometimesobjectionable, as horses will very often cut themselves withsharpheel-calks. In Fig. 13 the calk I has the usual shank a" and asharp edge 6; but in this case the lower part of the calk is made insections, which will enable it to take a better hold.

In Fig. 11 a slight modification is shown. In this instance the twosections of the shoe are hinged together on one side. The hoofplate A isformed with a recess 6 having an oval or oblong opening J, adapted tofit over the tapered lug j on the outer section D. The two sections maybe made to engage with each other when the opening J is in line with thelongest diameter of the lug j, as indicated by dotted lines, and thenone section may be turned upon the other until they occupy the properrelative positions. When thus turned, the parts cannot be separated. Theheel end of the hoof-plate, which is provided with the opening J, ispreferably curved, as shown, to fit a curved recess K in the heel-plateE. The opposite heel end of the hoof-plate is formed With a beveled orinclined end m, adapted to fit under the hook Z in the correspondingheelplate. In this instance the hook Z is equal in width to theheel-plate, and the beveled end m is of corresponding width. In otherrespects the shoe shown in Fig. 11 is similar to that hereinbeforedescribed.

I do not herein claim the toe-call: per 80, nor broadly the devices forattaching the toe-call; to the shoe, as these inventions are claimed inmy application for patent filed May 9, 1904, Serial No. 207,118.

1 claim as my invention 1. A horseshoe comprising a hoof-plate havingrecesses atits heel ends, and an outer shoesection having at the heelhooks adapted to enter said recesses, and at the toe a vertical openingregistering with the opening at the toe of the hoof-plate and adapted toreceive the shank of a toe-calk.

2. The combination of ahoof-plate provided with recesses at the heel, avertical opening at the toe, and an upwardly-projecting lug in front ofsaid opening, an outer shoe-section having hooks at the heel adapted toengage the recesses in the hoof-plate, and a vertical opening at thetoe, and a toe-calk, having a shank extending through the openings inthe two sections of the shoe and secured thereto by means of a keypassing through openings in its shank and in the front lug of thehoofplate.

3. Thecombination of a hoof-plate having recesses at the heel, anupwardly-extending lug at the toe, and a vertical opening in rear ofthis lug, an outer shoe-section having hooks adapted to engage recessesin the hoof-plate, and heel-plates in rear of the hooks, and means forsecuring the shoe-sections together at the toe.

AL. The combination of a hoof-plate having an upwardly-extendingperforated lug at the toe, and a vertical opening in rear of this lug,an outer shoe-section having a vertical opening at the toe, and a hookat the heel on one side adapted to engage the inner end of one side ofthe hoof-plate, means for securing the opposite heel end of the outersection of the shoe to the corresponding heel end of the hoofplate, anda toe-calk and key for securing the two sections of the shoe together atthe toe.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JOHN M. MYERS. Witnesses:

RAYMOND O. MYERS, Jos. SHORT.

